United States Seventh Circuit

District court's denial of plaintiff's petition for habeas relief is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's argument that his counsel was ineffective for failing to introduce the results of the gunshot residue test is forfeited as the argument was not presented in district court; and 2) plaintiff failed to show he suffered prejudice as a result of counsel's errors on his other claims, and that there was a reasonable probability that but for counsel's unprofessional errors the result of the proceeding would have been different.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/07/2009
• Published 07/07/2009

Judges

• ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jerold S. Solovy, Attorney, Kathryn C. Newman (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karl R. Triebel, Attorney (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.